What Do Forums Need?

Discussion in 'Help Requests' started by Ken Anderson, Feb 11, 2015.

  1. Lois Winters

    Lois Winters Veteran Member
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    There has been less participation for many months now. Both Beth and I were involved in serious health issues, as I have come to realize so many others were also laid low.

    Also, no one wants to belabor our aches and pains to those around us. I just try to deal with my situation as best I can.

    In the past, I tried to get more humor going on here, but it seems that few responded, if anyone, so I let that go.

    Some personal situations make me uncomfortable. Oh, I don't mean talking about various experiences we've had that could be of interest or even entertaining. But, I refrain from commenting on such things as marital problems, family disputes, et al.

    I decline to go into anything medical as it is unethical for me to do so as a professional nurse. I don't mean that I could not tell a tale or two about some patients or even doctors or fellow nurses I've worked with. Names would not be mentioned, but situations would. Or I could talk about when i took a sabbatical from nursing and became a cop. Now that was definitely not a hoot at all.

    I could also talk about when I was elected to public office and was tapped by my party to go higher.

    But in looking at all that, I wonder if anyone would be interested at all or at my time in service.
     
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  2. Jake Smith

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    Lois, You've stayed quite busy over the years, my mother became a registered nurse while raising us seven kids. I'm glad you are not a cop this day and time for it's crazier than I've ever seen things before. Sorry about those health issues you had and hope things are getting better for you each day forward. Forums, need more people like you to keep them interesting:).
     
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  3. Ken Anderson

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    It might seem like it, but things are going pretty much as usual. On both ends of the graph, Septembers are down only because they don't represent full months. I think that it seems slow when some of the members we enjoy most aren't posting but, in terms of numbers, were loping along the same as always. I'm actually a bit surprised that August was as busy as it was because summers are usually down some.
     
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  4. Ken Anderson

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    I thought I'd bump this thread up again. If you haven't read it, there are some good points made here. What the forum needs most are interesting posts, and this is something that you can create rather than waiting around for someone else to do so. The number of posts here hasn't gone down, at least not considerably. When the people we might enjoy most move on or are otherwise lost to us, it might seem that things are slow but, as much as we might all like to believe that we are irreplaceable, others do come along to create their own content, and if we give them half a chance, we might find that we have new favorite people, and that this doesn't diminish the contributions of those who came before one bit.

    If you don't see anything that you want to talk about, post something that you want to talk about. Don't be discouraged if no one jumps in immediately. Sometimes, it takes a while for a topic to catch on, and some topics don't catch on. Don't let that get you down.
     
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  5. Beth Gallagher

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    As long as Brunner and I are around, there'll be plenty of drivel to sift through. :D:D
     
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  6. John Brunner

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    Did I tell you about the Christmas my mother forgot to put a dime in my stocking? You've never seen a more irate 30 year old in your entire life.
     
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  7. Beth Gallagher

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    I rest my case.
     
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  8. John Brunner

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    Finally!
     
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  9. Beth Gallagher

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    Psych!
     
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  10. Dwight Ward

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    Do you mean drivel or drool? jus askin
     
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  11. Dwight Ward

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    ... and sifting through that? Yuckers.
     
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  12. Dwight Ward

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    Did someone suggest the thread could use more hummer?
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    Oh wait - humor, I get it.
    Did you hear about the chicken who got hit by a car?
    She was quite cross in the road.
     
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  13. Dwight Ward

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    I made that one up. That's why it isn't funny.

    I'm looking for two straight people. In other words, a pair o' normals.
    Get it? Get it?

    ... made that one up too.
     
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  14. Ken Anderson

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    What a forum doesn't need is a bunch of off-topic stuff.
     
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  15. Faye Fox

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    and smart asses. Since I offend in both categories and believe in self discipline, I ban myself on occasion.
     
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